Shockwaves are reverberating across Yorùbáland and the global Yorùbá diaspora following the sudden death of the Baba Ọba (King’s Father) of the famed Oyotunji African Village in South Carolina, USA. The late Baba Ọba, Lukman Arohunfale, a revered socialite and traditionalist, passed away under circumstances already sparking fierce controversy. His death comes just days after he publicly accused the newly installed Alaafin of Oyo, His Imperial Majesty Oba Akeem Adéyẹmọ Owoade, of allegedly ordering his courtiers to beat him mercilessly during a recent courtesy visit to the Oyo palace in Nigeria. In a widely circulated voice recording, the deceased recounted how what was meant to be a simple homage turned violent. Although the Baba Ọba had reportedly battled ill health in the past year, growing insinuations suggest that the alleged physical assault may have aggravated his condition, ultimately leading to his untimely death. The palace in Oyo recently denied that s...
A young man and a student of Michael Okpera University of Agriculture, Umudike in Abia state has been killed by suspected cult members.
It was gathered the cult war between Black Axe Confraternity known as ‘Aiyes’ and Apache cult group – saw the deceased shot dead at close range after being attacked by alleged rival cultists.
He was killed on Monday night around 9pm at German base, back of the stadium in the area by Black Axe cultists.
Neighbours of the deceased who gathered after the attackers had left, took their colleague’s corpse on a motorcycle to the hospital/mortuary.
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